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K71.8

Billable

Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver

Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

K70-K77

Parent Code

K71

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Toxic liver disease with focal nodular hyperplasia
  • Toxic liver disease with hepatic granulomas
  • Toxic liver disease with peliosis hepatis
  • Toxic liver disease with veno-occlusive disease of liver

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
  • drug-induced toxic (predictable) liver disease

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • jaundice NOS (R17)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
  • Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
  • viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  • Wilson's disease (E83.01)
  • alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
  • Budd-Chiari syndrome (I82.0)

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

  • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K71.8?

ICD-10-CM code K71.8 represents "Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is K71.8 a billable code?

Yes, K71.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is K71.8 in?

K71.8 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What codes cannot be used with K71.8?

K71.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17).

Are additional codes required with K71.8?

Yes, when using K71.8 you should also code: code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5).

What are the UMLS CUIs for K71.8?

K71.8 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0348748, C2887926, C2887927, C1409283, C1385051. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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